The Sunday Tertulia: A Novel“Heartfelt, intelligent. . . imagine Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club crossed with Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate. . . . Carlson’s love and appreciation for Latin cadences and culture comes though on every page.” — Los Angeles Times Claire is a young, struggling New Yorker whose understanding of life is enriched after a group of older and wiser Latina women bring her into a close-knit circle: their Upper West Side tertulia. Once a month, they come together for a Sunday afternoon of revelry, at which delicious food and strong opinions are served up in equal measure. Through their recollections and counsel, Claire comes to know the colorful, exotic, and sometimes contradictory attitudes that informed these women's lives. She begins to see her own challenges through a prism more poetic and worldly. Humorous and bittersweet, The Sunday Tertulia brings to life cherished Latin traditions and celebrates women's wisdom and spirituality. |
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... tell who is saying what or why . We're just so happy to be back . Meanwhile , Isabela conducts the flow of our voices with the artistry of Zubin Mehta , using her solid hands to bring one of our voices higher or lower , depending on ...
... tell her that she lacks stature , that she's too inexperienced to be taken seriously . As she grows older , they say ... telling me to buck up or eat right or concentrate on the positive . Isabela , especially , seems to thrive on ...
... tell you a story . There was a woman once , someone I knew socially , not so well but well enough , who had a terrible case of arthritis . It had penetrated her hips , her feet , and her hands . Her fingers were swollen and gnarled like ...